Life Ii only to be valued as It Is usefully employed." VOLUME II. NUMBER 2G. : ASIIEVILLE, NORTH CAR(3LINA, FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 24, 1841; WHOLE NUMBER 78. D. E. M'ANALLY St J. ROBERTS, EDITORS. PUBLISHED ETEEt FtlDAT MORNING, Bt J. II. CIIKISTY A COm Pt)ilUhr$tf the Imu; Treaties, de., oftht R S TERMS. This paper is published weekly,' at Two Dol. jm and t irrr Cants per annum.'in advance ; or Thmi Dollars, if payment be delayed after the ' receipt of the lfltb Number from the time of sub. scribing-. O The term will," in U ctet, be itrietlv adhered t. - ".' ". . ' ' Wo subscription discontinued (except at the op. tioiVof the publisher) until all arrearages are paid. . 0AivcaTWKHE!(Ta will be inserted for One Dollar per square, for the first, and Twenty-five Cents tor each subsequent insertion. A liberal deduction will be made from the regular price for advertisers oy we year. MISCELLANEOUS. -fFromths Li verpool Courier. Expedition up the Euphrates. Some few)f ur readers hiay be aware, that a vessel belonging to a loading firm in this town was sent to sea, under sealed in- struct ions, about eighteen months ago. hav in on board two iron steamboats and other cargo of a similar unusual description. The destination or tho vessel, it now ap. peurs, was the Persian Gulf, the steamers laving been constructed , by order of the East India Company, to act as a flotilla, for ascertaining the navigability of the river Euphrates. The expedition has been high ly successful, having traversed the course of tho stream 1,100 miles from its mouth, an achievement never before accomplished, and fully establishing the superiority of modern skill and science over the ruder re. sources of tho ancients. We have been favored with the following extracts from a private letter written by Mr. Floyd, the sur. - peon of the flotilla, to a professional friend, Mr.. Samuel Potter, of this town," and brought by the last overland conveyance. They will, we think, be found, well worthy of perusal by thoso who take an interest in scientific operations, and in the remarkable countries to which they relate. , Tho letter js dated Belis, June 6. - " I have travelled over the greater part of Mesopotamia, got licked and plundered. I have traced the expedition of the 10,000 Greeks under Cyrus the younger, and iden tified many-of their ritieTinrirraute; i am now near Aleppo with tho flotilla, hav. ing completed the ascent of the river Eu phrates, without doubt, one of tho noblest rivers of Asia ; here, at the distance of T.100 miles from its embrouchure in the Persia njGulf, it is 400 yards broad and very deep. What a boast for England, upon whose flag the nun never sets, that tho Bri tish ensign now floats in the breeze in the very centre of the land of the crusades, and of tho Courtenays, one of whose castles 4 Jiaber,' said to bo founded by Alexander the Great, towers majestically over our heads. - " 'The 31st of Mny, 1841, was n hnppy day which crowned our efforts with success nfflhedisWIltTuarias-soOnnfe.eChoeff-thr royal salute which we fired in honor of the occasion. " In a former letter, I think, I gave you a slight description of the Tigris river and surrounding country, lhe iMipUratcs dit. fers little from tho Tigris up to Hillatu Turkish-Arab town, built near the site ol ancient Baby lop, except that its banks , arc much better cultivated ; and in sorrj'places the date tree, (ihepalinus dacuhjicrus) adds 10 tho picturesque meandcringsol the river; while, in others, a mosque, with its jacqucr. cd dome, rising from a grove of willows, is a pleasing variety from tho monotony of the surrounding desert. Winding its way through the ruins of fullon Babylon, the river passes Perisalom, then tho field- of Cunaxa, where Cyrus fell, and the 10,000 commenced their ever memorable-Tetrent Then come Umbaronce tho seat ofa chris tian bishop; the Chnrmaud, some ruins op posite tho Pylor of Xenophon; and then JiTflhe la i of bcripture, and fumed for its fountains of bitumen and napthn, which is in such., abundance that it" sproads itself over the earth. lhe river now is inclosed with a valley of high rocks, which extends -irora its source to - below 1 lit. I Iwy are composed of gypsum , sandstones , a nd con l gtomerates, with mica and felspar. The awientAnatho; where Juh'ffn, lost port of his fleet, is tho next place of importance ; then comes Erxi, tho river Chabour of Eze. kiel, AlDeir, tho Thapsac of Scripture, and the ancient part of Pulmyra and lastly, we ruined castles of Kaccaba,. Tenobia, Racca, and Jiabcr, alUituatcd upon isola. ted rocks, commanding the passes of tho river. . These fortresses, from their differ, ing entirely from all others of a like nature io this country, and from tho Roman arch prevailing, appear t Arte to have been tho irontier posts of that empire .against the Parthians.' The natives have a tradition that they were built by the English during the crusades, and it is not improbable but Jhey were occupied by the enthusiastic fol lowers of Courtenay whilo "he reigned"" at Orfas. " ' "V Besides the tovtns which I hare enu. merated, there are several islands, many ' which are well wooded; amongst them may mention Juba, Haditfia, and Aloose, Wrongly fortified, having each five hundred inhabitants, and beautifully aituat'ed in the valley of the Euphrates, betwixt Hit and Anna. , .."J1"8 Imate is delightful, and produces the varieties of European fruit, besides "lany or the tropical ones lower down the nv"- Here is the ORly-obelacIc to the na. vitiation of this . river. It consists in the remains of tho ancient water wheels used for irriffation. In the short space of 130 miles we found ne irly 300 of these wheels about one-third ol which are io operation at the present day. They consist of large parapet walls built into the stream, direct ing tho current of the river to tho wheels, which are the most clumsy pieces of mech anism, made of branches of trees, and hav. irtgklung around them 150 clay Vessels to raise tho water in. The wheels are 40 feet in diameter, placed at the end of an aque duct raised upon the . well-built. Gothic arches. They are the nearest approach to perpetual motion' that I have seen, and it is surprising the quantity of water which they raise to the surface. 1 hey cause a cur rent six or seven knots with a full of two or throe feet, where they are, so that this part of the river is difficult and .somewhat dunaerous: but as it is we have surmount. ed all ; I should rather say, the genius and skili of-MessrsrJ.-Laird and -Macgregor, who furnished the boats and engines, have overcome obstacles which baffled tho well disciplined legions ' of Trajan and Julian when they went to besiege Ulesiplion, and failed to drag their fleet against the stream on account or the current Tho Tigresto Mosul, tho sito of the ancient Nineveh, and the Euphrates to Buulus, I might say to the lieart of the Taurus, (for we may go higher,) is now navigable. May British enterprise drive from this field the Austrian and Russian who now occupy it, and may civilization flying on the wings of commerce, carry with it tho blessings of the Gospel salva tion ! - Yea here is a fine field for- the mis sionary and the merchant. To the former it opens up the Christians ofa thousand hills tlie Americans, the Chaldeans, the Nesto- rians, tho Maronites, the disciples of St. John,' the worshippers of the devil, (who inhabit the 1 injar Hills,) and tho Arabs ; but tho time for the conversion- of tho tau ter, I fenjr, has not yet come.. To "the merchant it offers a market for the cottons of Manchester, the cutlery of Birmingham,, and all sorts of tinkery; in return they might get lhe splendid wool of Arabia, far superior to any thing I ever saw at home ; the Cashmere wool which is brought to Bug- dad, gall-nuts, the gum sandarac, myrrh: the- balsnms- f ronrthe- BOOTh7penrl37Hiia monds, and torquas from Persia; all which might be conveyed by steam up the Eu phrates to lielis, thence Io tho Meditcrra. nean, a four day's journey .J . So much for The commercial advan. tages to be derived from the opening of the Euphrates; let us now look to the political. A communication is kept up with our Iodi. an. possessions, independent of thai of Egypt, a great udvantage in our late broil with that power; India is reached in a much shorter time than that by tho Red Sea ; the nr ission in Persia is brought much nearer ; and the means exist of throwing an Indian army cither in the heart of Pctsia or Syria, in the space of a few weeks Siwlyh4lMng8-takei- fleet credit on tho wisdom of thoso who. have designed and supported this cxpidiJj tion throughout, and placed ifupoii its jjrcj sent prosperous footing." A School-Boi's Wit. Tho master of a free grammar school was one day endeav oring to instil into the minds of his pupils tliat two negatives make a positive. - On a remarkable fine day, shortly afterwards, the boys were petitioning their master for on afternoon's holiday, to which lie., the master, hastily replied, "no. no." They were accordingly repaired to their studies, when one of tho boys, a very shrewd lad,) reminded him of the fact, that " two ncga tives made a positive," and therefore claim ed a holiday. Thc master, - pleased with ihcJioyJaJvitlmmcdiately granted tho re quest. Repartee. Attlie latoelection at Shafts. bury, an Irishman made his appearance and happening to say something in the crowd to tlio candidates, one of tho tory party exclaimed from tho hustings, 'JjJJh Paddy, now go to the devilllLfi I am much obhgcd la yer honor,i-was Paddy i reply r " sure, ye arc tho first gentleman that has invited mo to yer father's house,' since my arrival in England." HOW IT PUTS MOUEY IN THE -POCKET.- Says a correspondent: "A certain Butcher in Kennebec, a few days since, told me ho had many good customers among the Wash ingtoriians who had never before been able to purchase meat; and that one had just paid him for meat he had for nine years since. He had dunned for it frequently, but now got it without asking. Exchange Paper. - Jr The Bitter Bit. " Stop! stop!" cried a gentleman to an omnibus cad, but the cad would neither hear nor stop." Stupid feu ow, said tho Gentleman. " he 11 find it out to his cost, by-and-bye, for I have given him a counterfeit five shilling piece !" But on looking at the change, he exclaimed wen, i never! nana me if the rascal lasn't given me four shillincs and six-pence bad mOTfcy ! But, never mind, I've had my ride for nothing ! StUinr liquor U elavet. The sentence of Judge Canong was, that Chabert pay fine of $300, aad eosta efcoutV and that be forever after de. barred from receiving a license within tSk State : the prisoner to be remanded to prison, and there to remain till be pay the fine, or for one year, aa the law direct. - '. ' The Daughter of Gen. Knox. ; A correspondent of the Savanah Repub lican describes, with much pleasure, a vis. it which he latclvmade to the daughter- ol one of the most distinguished heroes of the Revolution, who resides in Bloomheld, oo mersct county, tn the State of Maine. It is an agreeable recreationbf the mind occasionally to hold converse with those who long since have left this theatre of ac tion, through the medium of their descend. ants. . I enjoyed a few days since an oppo tunityof thi8kincr. A daughter of the lie. volutionary General Knox, lives only ten miles from hence, with her son Lieut. T. of the Navy.She is enjoying a green old age, with her faculties quite unimpaired She is full of historical reminiscences, and of personal anecdote and in listening to her conversation, you can without much tneotal elTort, imagine that you are moving among, end listening to, that gallant, high bred, and patriotic brotherhood, which ren dcrcd the close of tho last -century forever illustrious. The lady to whom I refer, is a true descendant 'of courtly ancestors. To a clear and cultivated intellect, she unites genteel courtesy and commanding dignity which impress you with immediate res.iect and convincey ou that you aro in the presence of one whose thoughts and sympathies are all with the past In her lofty (almost manly) brow, yon can detect a nice re. semblance of Stewart's portrait of her fa ther, in Faneui! Hall, Boston. Her youth was spent in vinous places partly in f bil adelphia, while her father was Secretary of vvar, ailcrwards at West point,. JJostou and later at Thompson; Maine, where Gen Knox erected a superb mansion, after the close of the war.- She wo3 in part educa ted by some of those distinguished French emigrants, who always found an asylum at her lather s house. One of them, the Duke do Laincoort, was two years a member of the General s lumily, during which time he was in a state of utter dependence the General even furnishing the cloths which he wore, lhe Duke was. at this time, a young man of fine personal, appearance and of very fair abilities. He would, some. times, get ;a fit of the Wue, pace to and fro the room, and tap his head with his hst exclaiming ' Ah! Mon Dieu! I've three Dukedoms to my head, and not oho coal to my bac le was in fact, thoTfuTcelle Laincourt, do la Rochefoucatd, and of some- thing else, not now remembered He made a tour through a considerable portion of the United States--of which he published, after his return "to Paris, a volu minous and rather diffuse account. He visited the Fulls of Ninsara in 1795. His description of what he styles " this terrific sport of nature," is found embodied in guide books which they furnish you at the rails. Talleyrand was for a long time with Gen. Knox's family. He was always listening, but rather disposed to be silent and retiring. He hail a "meagre person enough, andui face of the most unmeaning character that is to say, it was very flat, and was sion. covei His features, ift short, seemed to be vered up under a layer of fat; the skin being of a whitish, sickly hue. His pro. verbial astuteness and duplicity did not for sake him even in the social circle. Ho pretended not to know a word of English, and would often say " J'aieu deux mau tres, maisje ne peux rienapprendre de voire tangue, Mns. Baumet his private secretary, who had become attached to a female relative of tho family, would always tell thorn riot to believe him, that he knew every word thev saidT The only English words my inform ant ever heard him speak, were uttered on the occasion of the arrival of Mons. de Vilaine.She said to him one day- "Mons. Talleyrandj-oVyou not think Mons, do ViU aine a charming character?" " He is very tall," was the reply. The question was repeated, with the same answer. His poli cy seemed to be to acquire all that he could, but to give nothing in return. His con- staii t aim was to th ro w peopIe'onTicir guard, The present King of France" was also a visitor atr General Knox s house in Boston This was soon after he was engaged to Miss Willing, Of I hiladelphia. His young er brothers the Duke de Montpcnsier, and the Count de Boujolais, were with him. Madame de Genlis was charged with tho education of these young men. 1 ney were in the habit of abusing her in good set terms. They said she was " one very bad woman." -Some other interesting details I have, whicbJ postpone. ' " Anecdote. In a time of much religious excitement, an honest Duch farmer of the Mohawk was asked his opinion as to which denomination of Christians was in the right way to heaven.l'i Veil,' den." said he"ven we ride our weat to Albany, some say dis dShest' roat,and some say dat,is do best; but t tont unit it makes much tihcrrcncc which roatwetake for wen we pet dare. dey nefer ask us which way we come ; and it is none of deir business, if our weat bo good." - ' . Bathos. One, now and then, meets with an amusing illustration of this finking, when you mean to rise. The waxen wines of IcAaca. which. instead of making him master of the air. olonirrd him into the water, was a practical bathos. Of the written bathos, an amusing instance is afford. ed in the recently puWiohed tour of a lady. De scribing a atom to which she was exposed on board a vessel, she tayi la spite of earnest so licitations to the contrary, I persisted in remain, ing upon deck, although the tempest had now in creased to so frightful a hurricane, that it was not without great difficulty I could -hold my my pa. Maxweu, in his life oT Wellington, re lates a touching incident aa having occur red during the battle of lalavcra. lie says i -, .. ' ' : . The fighting had lasted without intermis. sion from five in tho morning. The slaugh ter on both sides had beedjimmenso, and the heat became intolerable. By a sort of tacit understanding the struggle ceased ou both sides about nine o'clock, each avuiling themselves of the brief repose which they S3 much required. The French appeared dispirited ; for three hours ot a movement was made nor a musket discharged ; ana it was a question with us wicther we should advance, and in our turn become lhe assail ants, or remain quietlywhere wo "were, and await the result of fhe enemy s uelibe ru'aons. During this Cessation of hostili ties, an inctdeut of rar occurrence inwar produced aa laterestiig display f gener ous feeling between (wo bravo and noble minded enemies. "jA 'small stream, tri butary tartheTegusflowed through orpart of the battle ground, and separated tho combatants. During the pause that the heat of the weather and the weariness of the troops had produced, both armies went to the banks of the rivulet for water. The men approached each otherfearlessly, threw down thir caps and muskets, chatted with each otker like old acquaintances, and ex. chnngea their canteens and wino flasks. All asperity of feeling seemed forgotten. To a stranger they would have appeared more lite an allied force than men hot from a ferocious conflicts and only gathering strengthand energy to recommence it anew. But a stil nobler rivalry for the time exist- ed ; the interval was employed in carrying off the wounded, who lay intermixed upon the hard contested field ; and to the honor of both e it told that each endeavored to extricato tho common Ruffortirs, and so re move their unfortunate friends and enemies without distinction. Suddenly tho bugles sounded, the drums beat to arms4, many of the rival soldiery shook hands, and part- ed with expressions of mutual esteem, nnd in ten minutes after they were again at the bayonet s point. Sayings of the Ancients. When Ptol emy the "Second, Tkiftg of-Egypt, looked forth-eay 4mi-4uaalara..wM flicted as ho was at the Jimo with tho gout, the consequence of his luxurious indulgcn- . ... -i .i i? I.. ; - ces, ana flistraciea wun mngiy anxieties. fid bbserverd a multitude of Ida poorer sub jects reclining in festal case on the sandy banks ol Kile " iWiscrablo fute, said the monarch, " that my fate has not allow, ed me to bo one of them !" Anaxagoras, the Clazomcninn philoso pher, the preceptor of Socrates, being ask ed for what purpose he conceived ho had come into tho world, answered, " To see sun moon, and stars !" The'samo philoso- pher, being utterly negligent regarding tho politics of his town of Clazommc, was twitted for his Indifference on that subject by one of . I QiU.7.raduaJbUqwiuiize who asked' mm whether he entertained nd concern for his native country? "For my country, replied tho sage, " 1 have al ways 'a great concern. My native city," pointing. to the heavens, ." is perpetually the subject of my thoughts." Chilon, the sage of Sparta, inquired of Miqp what was Jupiter s employment what was his regular daily business in the skies? To humble those, that are eleva ted, and elevate those that aro humble," said thejj fabulist. Anacharsis, though a Scythian, uttered sentiments as beautiful as those of Plato himself. Among his fine sayings is one : " The vine bears three grapes ; the first is that of pleasure the second is that of drunk. enness the thirdis-that f sorrow,"- THE MESSENGER. KIDiT-ldB2U3MIE'Cr3l7mi. "Turning out." It once was, and, in many places, slill is, a practice in old field schools for tho scho- ars, on the week before Christmas, to "turn out the master". This is looked upon as a rare frolic. On the appointed day tho scholars meet at "an early hSur, often be. fore daylight, take possession of the house bar up every door and window use eve. ry precaution to fortify themselves agrcea bly to their best military skill, and then ie upon their arms" quietly waiting the pproach of the fnemy. Soon Dominc makes his appearance, armed with a rod altogether sufficient to answer the purposes of a driver of fouryoke of oxen the clouds of war " hang dark and lowering o'er bis brow" his tramp is martial his air ma jestic and with a voico and loo which threatens destruction to his enemies, he de- mands the surrender of the citadel. " Of course be receives a flat denial He raves and threatens and coaxes by turns, .but to no purpose the besieged are inexorable 4 ne IS oui, ana out iney uueu iu Keep mm. .... " " J -t J 1 L! I Finally he proposes to capitulate, and asks their terms. He is informed .that, he must treat and give a week's holiday. He refuses to do so much, but proffers a part. While the negotiation is carried on, tha door is opened but then Domine refuses to go in the boys come out and surround him the larger ones, acting as spokesmen, in sist on having their claims, and strongly threaten old Mr.' Whack-em-well with a thorough ducking in the next creek, if lie hold out much longer which threat they often actually carry into execution, to the great destruction of the old gentleman's comfort the wetting of his clothes and the soaking of his head for they pnt him un. dcr ncck-and.hccls, with the exception of about one inch of the tip of his nose. Most commonly, however, the old man "gives in," grants the holiday, and sends for the treat which sometimes is nothing more 1i4iTaT)askcTor tipples , aTkeg of cTde r","and a few gingercakes though we are sorry to say that it is oftener a jug of tho-"real critter:" Now, gentle reader, what do you think ? the boys in our office have been brought up in this very way ; and we have learned that they talk seriously of keeping up the old custom, and turning out our worthy selves, as soon as tho first side of the paper is worked off, and taking their holiday. Well, they ore great rough fisted fellows, and will bo apt to accomplish it if they un. dertake it. Should they turn us out, we may perhaps treat to some apples, ginger cakes, or cider, but we, will go njto French Broad the coldest day this'winler before we will give tho scamps a drop of whiskey.- If they do turn us out, it is their intention to fill up the insido of this week's paper in their own way nnd with their pwn matter. FricndsT Romans! Countrymen and lovers! what a mass of stuff they will have of it But it will be none of ours, -they and not we shall be answerable for it. P.S, We aro out, but have prevailed on the little imps of mischief to insert this. OQneLolhfimQsLdecidMlj.bjslLbaad ed and revolutionary measures which has fermany years past disgraced our couutry, was witnessed lately at the Tennessee Le gislature. In the Senate of that State, the Locofocos have a small majority. - Jo the House the Whig majority is sufficient to give that party a small majority on joint ballot : the State at present has no Senators in Congress all possible means were re. sorted to by the Locofoco majority in the Senate to prevent an election, untill finally a resolution wa3 pnsscdbyjboth Houscstogo in to the election of Senators on a certain day. paired tothe Uepri sLnlalives' Hall in orderto proceed with the election twelve Locofoco members of the Senate refused to leave ihcif scats ; and, as the constitution requires the attendance of two thirds of both houses to elcqjjhe Senators, no election was held. The President' oftho convention of the two Houses, Mr. Senator Turney, decided that the convention could not proceed with the election without the attendance of two thirds of the members of the Senate, but had power to adjourn from day to , day and send for absentees untill a quorum could be had. Accordingly the convention adjourned from time to time, and continued to send for ab. sen fees, who still refused to attend, unliln they finally adjourned without day de- suairing to get an election. The reason urged by tho twelve obstincnt 4 locofocos to noTgoifig infSlhe cnoventiori j was that such convention was uncimstilulional. ... .... , Tho manner in-which -tlie election was proposed to be fieldis precisely That which has been pursued from the earliest period in the State's history tothe present, by all parties oud at all limes. If tlie people of Tennessee submit tosnch high handed men sures they are more blind, to their own in terest than we are at present willing to be licve them. It is a pity and a shame to any people calling themselves freemcp,to be so blinded by party spirit ; and no principle is more destructive to our-country's interest than that which prompts the feelings mani fested by these men ! If we are not mistaken, though we have J not seen it suggested in any Tennessee pa per, their true purpose is to keep the State unrepresented in Congress during Jhe pre fect session, and thereby do what they can td prevent the whig portion of Congres adopting such measures as may seem most like to relieve the country from its present financial embarrassment If .they could elect Locofocos all would be1 well. Iowa Ti!. It is said that a bed of tin over t wen ty mileaaquaj7lMTatcIyTen discovered' in Iowa. If this ba "correct, It most prove a moat valuable discovery, and cut oft" a very :considora.' ble item of exjwnee for foreign imputation. .A Net State The Tennessee papers are discussing -the subject of having a new State by divU ding the State of Tennessee at the Cum ' berlandmountain, and taking a part of wes. tern ' Virginia, western Carolina ice. - A resolution on the subject has been Intro, duced into lheir Legislature. . It is started: up as an entirely new project, but we recol. lect distinctly, that it was much talked of some fifteen or twenty years since, and be ing at that time a citizen of Tennessee we felt considerable interest iu the matter. -The Yske8 pobeveb. It is said that the merchandize depot at the terminus of the western Rait Road in Boston k is tho . largest 4uikliog wwh-ow singlo-exceptioa, , in the whole world under one roof, without partition, walls. It covers one acre and a quarter of ground. The largest building in the world Is in Russia. - " If you wish to subscribe for the best political paper in New York, take tho 7 , bunc".Knoxvil!c Pout. Exactly and if you wish to subscribe for the best political paper inEast Tennes see, take the PosL ' . ..' : - Destructive Fire ! J ' The largo stablo belonging" to J.L E. Pat ton ,Esrj. ,nt theWerm Springs.was entirely consumed by fire on the 16th inst Four or five head of horses, eight or teuf head of ' cattle, together with a very large amount of grain, were consumed. Total loss esti. mated, we understand, at $4,500. - 1 " i "Any thing for a breeze. Knox." PosL If you had been in these parts on last Friday, friend wo guess you would have had " brcezo " enough. It blew from the North-west, for about twenty-four hours with a violence hitherto unknown in this country, blowing down t rees, fences, chim- nies fee. And then the snow, oh! the like you rarely sec in Tennessee or, any where else. Goon. Tho Michigan Conference of the Methodist E. Church haa resolved that in strumental music in their churches is " un. necessary and productive of evil," and that they woul.d " use their influence to prevent its introduction into their places of public worship." Good- senso that. 03" We aro authorized and requested to announce Col. J. M. Kimzey, of Hender son county, a candidate for Brigadier Gen. eral, to fill tho vacancy occasioned by the TegniitToii '6T Geii. Br itton, of the lOili Briggado of North Carolina Militia. . For the Messenger.) . Tho annual exhibition of the Macon County - Agricultural Society-was held at Franklin, on the Cth of November last. From the state of tho funds of the Socie ty, it was ceemed inexpedient to award premiums this year, for the best specimens of our agricultural productions; owing to which tho exhibition was not so interesting nor so numerously attended as we had an- ticipated. -. 1 lie committee appointed to examine tho ivc stock and pass unon their relative claims to supcrior.ity, reported that . 1 ho best last spring s colt, a brown fill (M.irblieu)6wncd by Dr. Woodfin. - . I ho II J, a colt (Brimmer) owned by Lowry Addington. 1 he 3d, a colt (urimmcr) owned by Di. WooJlin. - Tliaixist vnarlinT.a Marbliou colt owned - by Zuchariah Peek. 1 he 2 J; n yearling Brimmer e6lt,owned- by Si. Bryson. r- 7- ; Tho best two year old, an Aladan colt, ownrtfojr Jrtcob feilerr The 2J, a filly (Fliimmcr) owned by D. W. Siler. The best calf, a Durham, owned by John oiicr. - The 2 d, common stock, owned by Lowry Addington. The fllo ing resolutions were adopted s 1 st. That wo will make greuter efforts to -enlist the attention and patronage of our citizens generally in support of tlie objects contemplated in the formation of the society. 2J. That the next meeting of the society bo at the Court House in Franklin, on the 25th of January next, (being the Tuesday of Court,) and thrt Jacob Siler and II. G. Woodfin bo requested to address the moet. ing on the subject of agriculture. , s -! 3d. That a copy of tbeso resolutions be forwarded to the office of tha " Highland Messenger," requesting their publication. On motion tlie society adjourned. D. Wk SILER, Pres't. il. G. WoonrtN, See. Second round of Quarterly Meeting for Asheville District, 1842.. . ' . Waynesvfle eift, March 5 it. 6 Jonathan's creek Echola mission, ' 9 at 10 Love's M. H. Franklin eirt, - 13 &. 13 Asbory M. IL Greenville at Pickens-4 1S&.16 Wesley chapel Henderaonville " 194.20 Little River LH. Asheville 23 &. 23 Sulphur Sprinp Bumaville 26 4.97 Bnmarilla . ' E. F. SEVIER, f.E. ,

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